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Junior wide receiver Kareem Kelly has already solidly etched his name in Trojan record books /12
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Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
FRIDAY
October 19,2001
Of interest...
Editorial Columnist Sameer Ketkar tries to mend USC's social status /4
News Digest 2 Roundup 3
Opinions 4 Lifestyle S
The Buzz 6 Classifieds S
Crossword 9 Sports 12
vol. CXLJV, no. 37 www.dailytroian.coni
Vision Hate crime targets Arab student
screen goes all around
TECHNOLOGY
-♦-
By ANUBHAV NATH
Contributing Writer
As a couple sits calmly to watch a televised football game, the boyfriend wants to continue looking at the cute cheerleader while the girlfriend wants a closer glimpse at the football player.
In seconds, the camera shifts and both are forced to view whatever the camera sees.
New technology can allow viewers to focus on the cheerleader or football player of their choice, instead of a boring commentator.
Surround sound is common in movie theaters, but never before has the concept been extended to the visual media writer. But a television with images on all sides is now real, thanks to the School of Engineerings Integrated Media Systems Center.
Surround television, or Immersi Vision, couples cameras with special software to make it possible to see whats happening in every direction and at every angle.
This is more than a TV screen that surrounds viewers on all sides. The software detects the angle from which the viewer is watching and adjusts to show the image he or she seems most interested in. It requires no physical movement the eyes do I see TechnoloCy. page 7 I
Incident Public Safety officers have no clues as to who scribbled offensive graffiti on car in Century Apartments
By SPENCER MORGAN
Contributing Writer
There are no suspects in a vandalism case classified as a hate crime, the first reported since the SepL 11 attacks.
A USC student of Arab descent reported that some someone had scrawled the word “Osama” in the paint of his car earlier this week. When the student, whose name was not released, approached his Jeep in
the Century Apartments parking lot Monday afternoon he noticed the vandalism on the back of the vehicle.
There are no leads in the case, but Department of Public Safety Deputy Chief Bob Taylor said that if apprehended, the suspect or suspects will be prosecuted in court and on campus.
Since the terrorist attacks no hate crimes or incidents have been reported on campus, Taylor said. He has met with members of the Muslim Student Union on several occasions
since Sept. 11. While there have been a few complaints, members have also reported that the campus remains a friendly and welcoming environment, Taylor said.
One woman reported that some men had yelled obscenities at her from their car as she walked nearby off campus, but Taylor said he has no reason to believe they were USC students. The day after the attack, the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported that two women had their head scarves ripped off near campus, but the incident was not reported to DPS, officials said.
DPS officials will reprimand all
students engaging in aggressive, prejudiced behavior, Taylor said. While such behavior is not necessarily illegal, it is against the USC Student Conduct Code and does not support a healthy campus environment, he said.
“Were trying to build a community of leaders here,” Taylor said. “And leaders should display self-discipline and tolerance.”
DPS works closely with the Office for Student Conduct, and whenever DPS discovers a student involved in criminal or other behavior violating the conduct code the office is notified.
Safety advocates
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Playing it safe. Angela Lee, a junior majoring in cmema-television critical studies, sits at the table with the USC Clothesline Project dunng the women’s health fair in Hahn Plaza Thursday. The project features messages speaking out against rape and domestic violence. Dozens of other groups provided information during the fair.
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Jeannie Kwok I Daily Troian
Hair dyes could be tied to cancer
Financial aid could increase during economic slump
Research: Medical project prompts investigations, regulations in Europe
By SUSHMA SUBRAMANIAN
Contributing Writer
Warning: dyeing hair may increase risk of bladder cancer.
A USC Keck School of Medicine research study shows a connection between permanent hair dye and bladder cancer and has spurred research by the European Union on the products safety.
A number of arylamines, chemical compounds found in industrial dyes, were established as human
bladder carcinogens about 50 years ago and have been under strict regulation for more than 40 years.
Along with cigarette smoke, hair dye represents a substantial source of the chemicals in the United States, where about one-third of the female population older than 18 dyes their hair.
“Although there is no clear evidence that the specific chemicals contained in commercial hair dyes are human carcinogens, hair dressers have been known to experience higher risk of bladder cancer than the general population," said Dr. Mimi Yu, professor of preventative medicine and a researcher on the project
Hair dye has also been linked to
the development of other cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
USC researchers targeted bladder cancer in 1988 and implemented the case-control study until 1999 to investigate multiple environmental and genetic factors suspected of influencing risk of cancer in humans. The findings were part of a continuing study on general bladder cancer incidence.
The researchers published their findings in the February 2001 issue of the International journal of Cancer, claiming that women who use permanent dyes at least once a month for a year have twice the risk of blad-
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Policy: Some students worry about amount of assistance and stability
By JOHN TAN
Contributing Writer
As stock market values have gone up and down like a yo-yo, and thousands of employees face layoffs, current and future college students may need to apply for more financial aid to offset personal losses.
, “My financial aid determines whether or not I go to USC,“ said Kim Vongviphut a sophomore majoring
in kinesiology.
An increase in applicants would “decrease the chances of getting good financial aid or enough financial aid," she said.
Currently, 60 percent of both undergraduate and graduate students receive financial aid of some kind from USC’s $500 million resources, said Catherine Thomas, associate dean of Financial Aid.
“The Office of Financial Aid receives about 35,000 financial aid applications a year," she said. “About 12,000 to 13,000 of those applicants choose to enroll at USC."
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Big-Play
Man
Junior wide receiver Kareem Kelly has already solidly etched his name in Trojan record books /12
s i N c i:
19 12
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
FRIDAY
October 19,2001
Of interest...
Editorial Columnist Sameer Ketkar tries to mend USC's social status /4
News Digest 2 Roundup 3
Opinions 4 Lifestyle S
The Buzz 6 Classifieds S
Crossword 9 Sports 12
vol. CXLJV, no. 37 www.dailytroian.coni
Vision Hate crime targets Arab student
screen goes all around
TECHNOLOGY
-♦-
By ANUBHAV NATH
Contributing Writer
As a couple sits calmly to watch a televised football game, the boyfriend wants to continue looking at the cute cheerleader while the girlfriend wants a closer glimpse at the football player.
In seconds, the camera shifts and both are forced to view whatever the camera sees.
New technology can allow viewers to focus on the cheerleader or football player of their choice, instead of a boring commentator.
Surround sound is common in movie theaters, but never before has the concept been extended to the visual media writer. But a television with images on all sides is now real, thanks to the School of Engineerings Integrated Media Systems Center.
Surround television, or Immersi Vision, couples cameras with special software to make it possible to see whats happening in every direction and at every angle.
This is more than a TV screen that surrounds viewers on all sides. The software detects the angle from which the viewer is watching and adjusts to show the image he or she seems most interested in. It requires no physical movement the eyes do I see TechnoloCy. page 7 I
Incident Public Safety officers have no clues as to who scribbled offensive graffiti on car in Century Apartments
By SPENCER MORGAN
Contributing Writer
There are no suspects in a vandalism case classified as a hate crime, the first reported since the SepL 11 attacks.
A USC student of Arab descent reported that some someone had scrawled the word “Osama” in the paint of his car earlier this week. When the student, whose name was not released, approached his Jeep in
the Century Apartments parking lot Monday afternoon he noticed the vandalism on the back of the vehicle.
There are no leads in the case, but Department of Public Safety Deputy Chief Bob Taylor said that if apprehended, the suspect or suspects will be prosecuted in court and on campus.
Since the terrorist attacks no hate crimes or incidents have been reported on campus, Taylor said. He has met with members of the Muslim Student Union on several occasions
since Sept. 11. While there have been a few complaints, members have also reported that the campus remains a friendly and welcoming environment, Taylor said.
One woman reported that some men had yelled obscenities at her from their car as she walked nearby off campus, but Taylor said he has no reason to believe they were USC students. The day after the attack, the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported that two women had their head scarves ripped off near campus, but the incident was not reported to DPS, officials said.
DPS officials will reprimand all
students engaging in aggressive, prejudiced behavior, Taylor said. While such behavior is not necessarily illegal, it is against the USC Student Conduct Code and does not support a healthy campus environment, he said.
“Were trying to build a community of leaders here,” Taylor said. “And leaders should display self-discipline and tolerance.”
DPS works closely with the Office for Student Conduct, and whenever DPS discovers a student involved in criminal or other behavior violating the conduct code the office is notified.
Safety advocates
ty /L
’ - . ... • . •Vkr,t safr-v* ■ *'
. V?* . • ■ - • ■ , . - •
• • “■ I 4 f, \ * y *+4 * V •'
m -.--v
* *&.
TVie USC ' \
(j Clothesline *
Pro\eci
G
dr -^y
.*?>Syr
(Oy u«,
Playing it safe. Angela Lee, a junior majoring in cmema-television critical studies, sits at the table with the USC Clothesline Project dunng the women’s health fair in Hahn Plaza Thursday. The project features messages speaking out against rape and domestic violence. Dozens of other groups provided information during the fair.
DADPX*
Jeannie Kwok I Daily Troian
Hair dyes could be tied to cancer
Financial aid could increase during economic slump
Research: Medical project prompts investigations, regulations in Europe
By SUSHMA SUBRAMANIAN
Contributing Writer
Warning: dyeing hair may increase risk of bladder cancer.
A USC Keck School of Medicine research study shows a connection between permanent hair dye and bladder cancer and has spurred research by the European Union on the products safety.
A number of arylamines, chemical compounds found in industrial dyes, were established as human
bladder carcinogens about 50 years ago and have been under strict regulation for more than 40 years.
Along with cigarette smoke, hair dye represents a substantial source of the chemicals in the United States, where about one-third of the female population older than 18 dyes their hair.
“Although there is no clear evidence that the specific chemicals contained in commercial hair dyes are human carcinogens, hair dressers have been known to experience higher risk of bladder cancer than the general population," said Dr. Mimi Yu, professor of preventative medicine and a researcher on the project
Hair dye has also been linked to
the development of other cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
USC researchers targeted bladder cancer in 1988 and implemented the case-control study until 1999 to investigate multiple environmental and genetic factors suspected of influencing risk of cancer in humans. The findings were part of a continuing study on general bladder cancer incidence.
The researchers published their findings in the February 2001 issue of the International journal of Cancer, claiming that women who use permanent dyes at least once a month for a year have twice the risk of blad-
l see Dy«. page 3 I
Policy: Some students worry about amount of assistance and stability
By JOHN TAN
Contributing Writer
As stock market values have gone up and down like a yo-yo, and thousands of employees face layoffs, current and future college students may need to apply for more financial aid to offset personal losses.
, “My financial aid determines whether or not I go to USC,“ said Kim Vongviphut a sophomore majoring
in kinesiology.
An increase in applicants would “decrease the chances of getting good financial aid or enough financial aid," she said.
Currently, 60 percent of both undergraduate and graduate students receive financial aid of some kind from USC’s $500 million resources, said Catherine Thomas, associate dean of Financial Aid.
“The Office of Financial Aid receives about 35,000 financial aid applications a year," she said. “About 12,000 to 13,000 of those applicants choose to enroll at USC."
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